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NASA has the first flight of the Orion spacecraft scheduled to take place in the latter half of 2014. More and more elements needed to conduct this mission have been assembled and are being readied for the inaugural flight of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Sequestration to Squash Commercial Crew? By Jason Rhian CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — A lot has been said about “Sequestration”, which begins on March 1. And there has been some coverage about the effects of sequestration on NASA’s budget. But enough […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

NASA has received the Launch Abort System which will be used on the first flight of the space agency’s Orion spacecraft, currently scheduled to take launch in September 2014. Photo Credit: ATK The Orion launch abort system lifts off during […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

NASA conducted a test of the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system today. Unlike the image posted here, today’s test saw the intentional failure of one of the capsule’s parachutes to see if the spacecraft could land safely on just two of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

NASA plans to launch the first of the space agency’s new Orion spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket (seen here) on Exploration Flight Test 1, currently scheduled to take place in September of next year. Photo Credit: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…